DOSSIER On pages 12–13

They also throw Pollon out of the National Council “His expulsion does not surprise me, since all members of the PD must express their views on this, and not just an assembly with a particular composition and

THE MINISTRY PROVIDED THE AID On page 7

after that, all members of the PD must express their views, subject to a particular influence” On page 3 Ceka: Nano came, I left The minor parties bargain with PS rivals Majko’s victory would have given Ceka a privileged position among the coalition parties, and he would have taken the government’s second-highest post On page 2

Ferrari close to the title Schumacher I trust the red car On page 23

A major disappointment for Strasbourg From our correspondent in Strasbourg Artes Llazani When Albania was admitted as a full member of the Council of Europe in 1995, for an organization whose operating principle is the level of democracy in its member countries, the balance of institutions sh- [continues] [continues]tate and the functioning of human rights, naturally, respect for these principles was hoped for and expected from the poorest country and the youngest democracy on the continent as well. As Albania enters its fifth year as a member of this European organization, which has mainly moral and political influence in Europe, the CoE’s dissatisfaction with Albanian democracy... On page 9